Flag Challenge 93 Voting Thread

[xt828]

This is the voting thread for Flag Challenge 93. The challenge can be found here. We have ten excellent entries in this round, so a big thanks to all the entrants for putting in the time and effort.

Voting begins: Monday June 3rd
Voting ends: Monday June 10th

Times in AEST (GMT+10)

Entries:

The Commonwealth of Hong Kong
Formerly the British Overseas Colony of Hong Kong

New Sweden

Tharangambadi
Tharangambadi, formerly the Danish East Indies, which includes a bit more hinterland than Denmark held in OTL, as well as the Nicobar Islands. Known to Europeans as Tranquebar, as a result of more able administrators and staying on Great Britain's good side after the territories were restored to the Danes in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, the Danish settlements in southern India were actually profitable, and were not sold to Great Britain as in OTL. They remained Danish until independence in 1968. On the flag, the Danish cross is displaced and the canton enlarged, with wavy blue and white stripes symbolizing the name of the town, which means "place of the singing waves" in Tamil. The star, representing the aspirations of the citizens, is a geometric form sometimes found in the Kolam drawings common to the area.

Alaska
An independent Alaska if it had never been sold to America and if it were a federal republic in the mid-20th century.

Republic of Coline
The Republic of Coline, formerly France Antartique

Kayu Putih
Republic of Kayu Putih.
Indonesian (Makassar and Bugis) colony in Northern Australia, colonists intermarried with local Aboriginal peoples, while retaining Australian art heritages.
Black shield = Traditional Shield of Australian Aborigines.
The boat = Perahu used by the Indonesians to travel to Australia
The crescent and the star: later religions of Islam and Christianity.
Kangaroo: Australia.
British Flag: The colony's ultimate fate of being annexed by British Australia (with stronger Indonesian influences and larger native populations than OTL).

Dominion of the River Plate

Republic of Guyana
Former Scandinavian Guyana

Republic of Nieuw Zeeland
Formerly Dutch Colony of Nieuw Zeeland

West Togoland
WEST TOGOLAND
1884-1914 : Part of German Colony of Togoland
1914-1915 : During the Great War, invaded by British and French forces
1914-1920 : Partitioned between UK and France, under military rule
1920-1924 : Nominally under Society of Nations control, British Administration
1924-1944 : SN mandate to UK, combined with British Gold Coast administratively
1944 UK founder member of Union of European Nations
1944-1965 : SN Mandate assumed by UEN
1965 Plebiscite rejects union with an independent Ghana [Gold Coast]
1966 Plebiscite rejects union with former French Togo
1967 SN ratifies independent nation of West Togoland
1965-1967 : Flag for interim West Togoland introduce by UEN authorities
1967 Independent West Togoland adopts its first flag

 

[The Professor]

I voted for The Commonwealth of Hong Kong but it was hard to decide which of theese flags should get my vote.

I don't think it'll be as runaway as some think

Wish mine was better tho - did look better in my head

 

[Martinus Paduei]

Tharangambadi
needs some photoshop work

I will readily admit that my flags will never be the most elegantly drawn. If I ever win one of these contests (and I think I am fast becoming the Susan Lucci of these polls--look it up if you do not know the reference LOL), it will be on the strength of the concept.

 

[xt828]

I will readily admit that my flags will never be the most elegantly drawn. If I ever win one of these contests (and I think I am fast becoming the Susan Lucci of these polls--look it up if you do not know the reference LOL), it will be on the strength of the concept.

You could always send me a PM and see if we can sort something out, like for that chart.

 

[titulus regius]

While I admire the work that goes into some quite ornate designs in these challenges, my preference in national flags is for the clean and simple. Thus my vote went to West Togoland.

 

[Martinus Paduei]

While I admire the work that goes into some quite ornate designs in these challenges, my preference in national flags is for the clean and simple. Thus my vote went to West Togoland.

That is usually my voting and design preference as well. My entry in this challenge is definitely at the complex end of my personal design spectrum.

 

[xt828]

While I admire the work that goes into some quite ornate designs in these challenges, my preference in national flags is for the clean and simple. Thus my vote went to West Togoland.

The West Togoland is almost painfully authentic. I couldn't not vote for it, as much as some of the other designs appealed to my aesthetics, because it's exactly what an African nation reaching independence at that time would adopt.

 

[Which Tyler]

The West Togoland is almost painfully authentic. I couldn't not vote for it, as much as some of the other designs appealed to my aesthetics, because it's exactly what an African nation reaching independence at that time would adopt.

So you prefer designs that are NOTauthentic and of a style that would NOT be adopted by a newly independent African nation? With respect, I find that an exceedingly odd attitude when applied to a a design challenge such as this, particularly as so many on this site cry "ASB!" so often about non-realistic approaches.

 

[xt828]

So you prefer designs that are NOTauthentic and of a style that would NOT be adopted by a newly independent African nation? With respect, I find that an exceedingly odd attitude when applied to a a design challenge such as this, particularly as so many on this site cry "ASB!" so often about non-realistic approaches.

You have somehow interpreted what I said as the complete opposite of what I said.

 

[Richard IV]

You have somehow interpreted what I said as the complete opposite of what I said.

I agree with that, not sure how Which Tyler read another meaning into your remarks!

 

[Which Tyler]

My abject apologies xt828. I was having one of my clumsy-bumsy days.

 

[titulus regius]

Looks like we are heading for another close run competition which, IMHO, is healthy.

 

[Petike]

Looks like we are heading for another close run competition which, IMHO, is healthy.

Tell me about it. My only win to date was in October, in a round back with a neck-and-neck result (Marc Pasquin being the other contestant to get 9 votes).

 

[autonomousoblast]

Three entries tied? Never seen such a close competition before.

 

[Petike]

Neither have I.

 

[xt828]

Three entries tied? Never seen such a close competition before.

Sometimes I wonder if we should make these multi-choice polls, rather than single-option.

 

[Alternatehistorybuff5341]

Sometimes I wonder if we should make these multi-choice polls, rather than single-option.

Nah, then it would get too confusing.

 

[The Professor]

Nah, then it would get too confusing.

Yeah.

Very close this one. While we get close runs a few times a year I've never seen it so close with so many voters before.

 

[Lord Grattan]

I'll have to check but I believe that on one occasion I was involved in a 3-way tie for first.

Very thoughtful and creative entries this round guys; good work.

 

[Petike]

Sometimes I wonder if we should make these multi-choice polls, rather than single-option.

I think it would defeat the point.